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Red Neighbours ...the LFC newsletter for residents of Anfield Issue: December 2018/January 2019 Dear Neighbour, • LFC Foundation – Liverpool Football Club’s official charity provides a range of free multi-sports programmes for children and young Welcome to our December/January Red Neighbours newsletter, people of all abilities, seven days a week. For more information on which provides you with the latest news and updates about their programmes and how you can get involved, please visit what’s happening in your local community with our Red https://foundation.liverpoolfc.com Neighbours team. January: • Friday 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th - Walking Football at Anfield Sports With the season now well underway, we have enjoyed a busy but and Community Centre (keep active with our sessions for over 50s) memorable couple of months on and off the pitch. Hundreds of local – 11am-12pm youngsters have been given the once-in-a-lifetime experience of meeting first team players at Red Neighbours’ events, including a career • Tuesday 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th - Nifty Fifties at Anfield Sports and networking session at Anfield and a match ticket handover with local Community Centre (keep active with our sessions for over 50s) schools. – 3pm-5pm • Friday 11th, 18th, 25th - Walking Netball at Anfield Sports and Our walking football team had a very special afternoon as they took on Community Centre (keep active with our sessions for over 50s) the England walking football squad in a friendly match at Anfield Sports – 11.30am-12.30pm and Community Centre. We have also continued our backing of the Fans Supporting Foodbanks initiative, bringing LFC employees to volunteer • Monday 28th – Monday Club (for local over 50s) at at the distribution centre and helping out with the launch of a new Sir Kenny Dalglish Stand, Anfield – 1pm-4pm collection van. • Chair Based Yoga sessions will take place in January at Anfield Stadium; however, dates are yet to be confirmed. To find out contact You can read more about these activities below. As always, we’d like to [email protected]/0151 264 2500 hear your views and feedback on the work we are doing in your local community, so please get in touch with us using the contact details • LFC Foundation – Liverpool Football Club’s official charity provides listed on the back of the newsletter. Thanks for taking the time to read a range of free multi-sports programmes for children and young and we hope to hear from you soon. people of all abilities, seven days a week. For more information on their programmes and how you can get involved, please visit On behalf of everyone at Liverpool FC, I would like to wish you a very https://foundation.liverpoolfc.com Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. If you would like to get involved in any of these activities, please contact Susan Black, Director of Communications, Liverpool FC us – [email protected] Upcoming Events Anfield Fixtures December: Below are the home fixtures for December and January. Please note • Friday 7th, 14th – Walking Football at Anfield Sports and Community - all fixtures are subject to change, for the requirements of television Centre (keep active with our sessions for over 50s) – 11am-2pm and/or for other reasons such as police requests. For the latest up-to- • Tuesday 4th, 11th, 18th – Nifty Fifties at Anfield Sports and date information on fixtures, visitwww.liverpoolfc.com Community Centre (keep active with our sessions for over 50s) – 3pm-5pm • LFC v Everton – Sunday 2nd December, KO – 4.15pm • Friday 7th – Walking Netball at Anfield Sports and Community • LFC v Napoli – Tuesday 11th December, KO – 8pm Centre (keep active with our sessions for over 50s) • LFC v Manchester United – Sunday 16th December, – 11.30am-12.30pm KO – 4pm • Monday 17th – Monday Club (for local over 50s) at Sir Kenny Dalglish Stand, Anfield – 1pm-4pm • LFC v Newcastle United – Wednesday 26th December, KO – 3pm • Wednesday 19th – LFC Annual Carol Service Monday Club at Anfield Stadium – 3.30pm-5pm • LFC v Arsenal – Saturday 29th December, KO – 5.30pm • Chair Based Yoga sessions will take place in December at Anfield • LFC v Crystal Palace – Saturday 19th January, KO – 3pm Stadium; however, dates are yet to be confirmed. To find out contact • LFC v Leicester City – Wednesday 30th January, [email protected]/0151 264 2500 KO – 8pm Community News Creating memorable experiences for young people Support for the elderly community/Encouraging a physically First team stars inspire local active community England walking football kids at careers event team take on Red Neighbours Five LFC first-team stars joined local pupils at a careers event at Anfield Stadium in October. Red Neighbours’ walking football team welcomed the England walking football squad to Liverpool for a special friendly match. Simon Mignolet, Joel Matip, Divock Origi, Nathaniel Clyne and Alberto Moreno took time out to meet youngsters from three Anfield high schools at the The teams met at Red Neighbours’ home ground, Anfield Sports and networking session organised by Red Neighbours. Community Centre (ASCC) in October – and a last-minute goal from England saw them edge a 2-1 victory over the locals. Former Liverpool left-back Alan Kennedy – a familiar face at both the Red Neighbours and England sessions – headed down to show his support, joining the national team for the game. Walking football is designed to encourage over 50s to engage in regular physical activity in a fun and social setting. Mignolet, Matip, Clyne, Moreno and Origi with local Anfield pupils 36 students from Alsop High School, Academy of Saint Francis of Assisi and Notre Dame Catholic College attended the careers event, where LFC staff from various departments were also on hand to offer their advice. Gayle Gall, careers co-ordinator at Notre Dame Catholic College, said: “These events allow our students to learn more about potential career paths and how Red Neighbours’ walking footballers with the England walking football team. to get where they want to be. LFC club chaplain and Red Neighbours team member, Bill Bygroves, “Having the chance to sit down with LFC staff, ask questions and gain said: “This has been a great experience for our local players – giving valuable advice really benefits the pupils and many of them come away them the chance to meet and play amongst the country’s finest walking extremely excited about their future beyond high school. footballers. “The presence of the first-team players only adds to that excitement and “Some of our players are in their 80s and 90s, and they thoroughly inspires the pupils to work even harder to reach their goals. enjoy coming along to the sessions each week. It’s fantastic to see people from older generations getting back into football, while also “We’re very grateful to Red Neighbours for providing these opportunities and socialising and keeping active.” for everything they do for young people in the local area.” Red Neighbours’ career speed networking events are designed to enable local pupils to learn about the career paths of club employees, discover the many different opportunities available within football, and receive guidance on how to be successful in their chosen occupation. Mignolet said: “Working hard in school is so important, no matter what profession you want to go into, so we’re really happy to come and meet the pupils and hopefully give them a bit of inspiration to do that. “As players, we always enjoy getting to meet our young fans and making a difference in the local community, so we’re really proud to be involved in events like these.” Creating memorable experiences for young people Food poverty and education Reds stars gift tickets to LFC staff help out at local kids foodbank Four LFC players met local pupils at Anfield Stadium to hand over free tickets for the Premier League fixture against A group of LFC employees headed to North Liverpool Foodbank Manchester City. to assist volunteers, ahead of the new foodbank van launch at Anfield. Joe Gomez, Trent Alexander Arnold, Dominic Solanke and Dejan Lovren personally delivered the tickets to children from Anfield Road Primary Six members of staff spent the morning with St Andrews School, Alsop High School and All Saints Catholic Primary School, Community Network, helping with the preparation of food courtesy of Red Neighbours. parcels and learning more about how North Liverpool Foodbank supports local residents in need. Lovren, Gomez, Solanke and Alexander Arnold hand over tickets to local kids The free tickets for schools scheme, which gave over 1,000 local pupils the opportunity to attend matches at Anfield last season, provides 55 As part of its dedication to tackle food poverty, Red Neighbours match tickets for every Premier League home game. has been an advocate of the Fans Supporting Foodbanks initiative, which has donated to North Liverpool Foodbank Paul Deakin, learning mentor at Alsop High School said: “Many of our for the past two seasons, facilitating collections at all home pupils have never had the chance to go to a football game before, so Premier League fixtures. this really is a fantastic scheme and one which we’re very happy to be involved in. Fans Supporting Foodbanks’ brand-new collection van was unveiled outside Anfield ahead of the Cardiff City game, with “The experience of going to Anfield on a matchday is something the LFC CEO, Peter Moore, and former Red, Jamie Carragher, among children will remember forever and we’re extremely grateful to Red those making food donations. Neighbours for providing the opportunity. Supporters attending matches at Anfield can drop-off any “To meet the players as well is just icing on the cake – the smiles on the non-perishable food or toiletries at the van, located next to the kids’ faces say it all.” family park on Anfield Road, or at the collection point inside the LFC Anfield superstore.
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